diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 37bf6db8..a3012a03 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ docs: ## generate Sphinx HTML documentation, including API docs
 servedocs: docs ## compile the docs watching for changes
 	watchmedo shell-command -p '*.rst' -c '$(MAKE) -C docs html' -R -D .
 
-release: clean ## package and upload a release
+release: dist ## package and upload a release
 	twine upload dist/*
 
 dist: clean ## builds source (and not for now, wheel package)